I Am What I Am

Biography

Born: 27 January 1972 in Oldham, Lancashire, England

Genre: Pop

Years Active: '90s, '00s

Probably best known as one of the founding members of Take That — alongside Gary Barlow, Jason Orange, Robbie Williams, and Howard Donald — Mark Owen successfully carved a solo career after the group's initial break-up in 1996. Born in Oldham, England, in 1972, Owen's original boyhood dream was to become a professional soccer player, and subsequent trials for Manchester United, Rochdale, and Huddersfield Town proved fruitless after an injury put a stop to any chance of a sporting career....